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No. 75,680, Patented Mar. 17, 1868.

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Fjmw, HIEINUS, .OF NEW YORK, -N YA ena-8 Patent No. 75,680, dated March 17, {868.

IMPROVED WASHINCi-MAGHINE.

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Be it known that I, F. W; HEINS, of New York, 363 Third. avenue, in the county and State of NewXork, have inventeda new and improved Washing-h'lfachi ne; and! do hereby declare that the following is a tn1l,,cle:zr,

and exact description thereof, whichwill; enable thosesltilled in the art tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ofthis specification, in which drawing- Figaro 1 represents a longitudinal'vortical section of this invention.

Figure 2 is a transversesection thereof. I r I Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention-relates to a washing-machine, the tub ot'w'h-ich is provided with gudgeon s, which have their bearingsinsuitable standards sothatoseillating motioncan be imparted to said tub. The bottom of said oscillating tub is corrugated," so that it acts as'a rubber on the clothes sliding thereon, first in one and then in the opposite direction. The topedge of the tubis-strengthenod by metal bars, from which project the gr dgeons, and underthe cover of said tub is placed a piece of wood, which stifl'ens the tub,'and aliows of securing the metal bars thereto, fry means .oi' screws,.in such a manner that the gudgeons and the tub itself are enabled to sustain without injury'ithe weight of theiraterandot' the clothes, and also the shocks caused by'the moving A'represen'ts thetub'of my washing-machine, which is made of sheet zinc, or any other silitable material, in the form of thejsegmentof an 'elliptiezcylinder, as elcarly' shown in figfl ofthe drawimgt. From the sides of this tub project gudgeons a, which hare'tli'eir bearings ingstandards b, rising'from a suitable bed orframe, B,

and tothe endsi of said tub are-securedsu'itable hand-rails a, so that the operator is enabled to impart to the tab an oscillating motion. The botto'mof' the tub is corrugated, so that the same'produces a rubbing effect on the clothes, which slide thereon back 'andforth as the tub re'eeivesan' oscillating motion, and at the same time the water orsoap-smls'in the tubis brought in a violent agitation, and-its effect on the clothes to be washed is.

materially increased. The top edge ofthe tub is strengthened by metal bars 01, which also serve to give the requisite hold to the gu'dgeons a, and top part of the tub is further stiffened by a piece of board, e, which is secured nuder themeta-l topf, andwliich forms an additional support for the gudgeons a.

Inpractice, v.the metal bars d are secured to the tab by screws, which screwinto the edges of the board 0,

and'by these means the .gudgeons andzalsothesides and ends of the tub are enabled to withstand the shocks produced by thewaterand'the clothes movifig bile}: and forth the tub, and also to sustain the weight of the tub and its contents without injury. r N

It will be seen that the bottom, A, is formed of a singlesheet ot'imetal, which is of elliptical form, and stamped or bent into corrugations, which arc continuous of'each other from one end of the sheet to the other, and therefore maybe said to form the bottom and ends of an elliptical body in one piece of metal, and being corrugated throughout. The water is thus agitatedfon the cridsas well as the'bottom. l

I producca cheap device which requires no additionahbottom, and dispenses with screws or equivalent nieans for fastening s eparatestrip's to the ordinary bottom. p p

The top, f, has a large aperture, through which the water, soap-suds, and clothes to be washed, are introduced, and which is'closed by a covengn This cover is heldinposition by-bolts or any other suitable fastenings and ibis-fitted into itsap'ci'ture so as to produce a water-tight joint.

In a machine of this kind-a large quantity of clothes can be washed in a comparatively short time, the fabric sustainsno injury, and the operation oi the machine is very simple, and requires comparatively little power. The tub is strong and durable, and not liable to get out of repai i 'What I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patont, is t As an improvement in washing-machines, the-bodyl A, whose bottom and ends are former] of a single sheet of metaLTbcnt or stamped into continuouscorrugations throughout its entire length, with the strengtheningboard 1', and bars d, which sustain the gndgeons a, on which the body oscillates, substantially as nnd'for the purpose described.

' F. W. HEINS. Witnesses:

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